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1 6538 luv ill I Patented May H, 1937 I MACHINE FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO SHGE BOTTOMS Sidney J. Finn, Beverly, Mass, assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Paterson, N. 3., a corporation of New Jersey Application March 23, 1935, Serial No. 12,634

117 Claims.

This invention relates to machines for use in applying pressure to shoe bottoms such, for example, as machines for cement-attaching soles to shoes, the invention being illustrated herein as embodied in a multi-pad turret typ'e machine ing structure therefor; to provide improved means to facilitate the placing of the shoes on the pads and for supporting the shoes on the pads while under pressure; and to provide improved mechanism for exerting and controlling the pressure.

In accordance with the foregoing andmportant feature of the invention resides in a novel construction for eiiecting intermittent rotation of the turret of the machine to present a plurality of pressure-applying pads successively at an operating station, theconstruction being such that the turret isalternately moved heightwise against the force of gravity and thereafter permitted to descend by gravity which is utilized to rotate the turret. As illustrated, the elevating means is operated by a power unit which moves the turret heightwise a predetermined distance where it is maintained until the power unit shuts. off, after which the turret descends under its own weight. On the descent of the turret inclined surfaces thereon engage fixed means which, under the influence of gravity, forces the turret to rotate a sutlicient distance to present another pad at the rperating station, this distance being determined by indcxing means .provided for that purpose.

In accordance with another feature of the invention an' improved pad construction is provided for applying pressure to a shoe and sole, thisv pad as herein illustrated comprising a relatively resilient sole-engaging member supported by an expansible member or bag adapted to be inflated by fluid under pressure to force the resilient member against the shoe bottom. The bag has a-relatively shallow chamber which is divided at the heel portion by a transverse wall and a passage connecting the two compartments of the chamher is opened and closed by clamping means, thereby controlling the admission of fluid into the heel p:rtion of the bag. In this way the amount cf pressure applied to the heel portion of the shoe may be varied as circumstances require.

Still another featureof the invention resides in the construction of a container or pad box which supports the pad, this member, as illustrated herein, comprising a plurality of movable sections arranged for relative angular adjustment about axes extending transversely of the pad to conform the sole-"engaging surface thereof approximately to the longitudinal contour of a shoe bottom, The pad-supporting members are linked together so that angular movement of one effects a corresponding pivotal movement of another. The sections are held in adjusted position by a slide movable at right angles to the transverse axes and engaging one of said members. The slide has declining side walls provided with depressions arranged at different vheights for supporting the sections in difierent angular positions. The construction also permits limited longitudinal movement of some of the sections to permit angular adjustment of the others.

Still another feature of the invention consists in the provision of improved mechanism to facilitate the placing of the shoes and soles on the pads. As illustrated herein, this mechanism comprises a jack for each pad arranged for movement heightwise of the pad and adapted to receive-a shoe with a sole and position it properly on the pad, The jack is elevated to receive the shoe and thereafter is permitted to descend by its own weight to bring the shoe into engagement with the pad. Means is provided for elevating each jack when the pad associated therewith is located in the operating station and further means is provided for locking each jack in its lowered position when a shoe has been positioned on the pad, Each jack is automatically unlocked as the turret moves it into the operating station so that it is free to rise when the elevating means operates. The jack is provided with abutments pivoted for swinging movement transversely of the pad and relatively movable longitudinally of the pad, the abutments being constructed and arranged to grip and hold the shoe as it is moved transversely into pressure-receiving position and automatically to release and eject the shoe when the abutments swing out of such position. Further means is provided for preventing relative longitudinal movement "f the abutments after; the shoe is located in pressure-receiving position.

In accordance with still another feature of the invention improved mechanism is provided for controlling the admission of fluid under pressure to the various pads or bags when pressure is to be applied to the shoe bottoms. This mechanism, as illustrated herein, comprises a plurality of individual valvemechanisms carried by the turret and located;,opposite the respective bags, each cylinder and bags is sufficient to overcome the weight of the turret, the latter is moved upwardly its full distance after which the pressure in the bags increases until the required amount is obtained, each valve mechanism except that next to enter the operating station, being positioned at that time so that fluid under pressure can pass to the bags. In this way any of the bags which may have become partially deflated through leakage are reinflated as the pad at the operating station is'inflated. Novel means is also provided for exhausting each pad in the position just in the rear of the operating station so that it will enter that station in a substantially deflated condition. As illustrated, means is also provided for preventing the inflation of the bag at the operating station, if the machine is operated to inflate the bags when no shoe is on that pad. Thus there will be no danger of the pad blowing out.

The illustrated machine is also provided, in accordance with another feature of the invention, with novel means for catching each shoe as it is ejected from a jack and for moving the shoe into a position remote from the operating station. As illustrated herein, the means for catching and removing the shoe comprises a basket normally pivoted in an upright position on a frame and arranged to tip under the weight of a shoe whereupon the basket is released from a connection with the turret and is moved along a track in a direction opposite the direction of rotation of the turret. When the shoe is removed from the basket the latter again assumes an upright position and, upon the next rotation of the turret, is moved thereby into position to receive another shoe. 1

With the above and other objects and features in view the invention will now be described in connection with the accompanying drawings and thereafter pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine with portions of the turret at opposite sides of the machine broken off;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the portion of the machine shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view on an enlarged scale of a portion of the turret adjacent to the operating station; 1

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the pad box and the mechanism for locking the jack;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the pad box and pad with parts broken away and in section;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a portion of the pad and pad box shown in Fig. 5 with parts-removed and in section;

'I is a perspective view of a clamping member which controls the admission of fluid to the heel portion of the pad;

Fig. 8 15a view of the jack as seen from the rear or from the center of the turret;

Figs. 9, 10 and 11 are detail views, partly in section, of different mechanisms on'the Jack;

the mechanism for operating the fluid pressure supply valves;

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the pivot about which the treadles of the machine fulcrum;

Fig. 14 is a plan view of a part of the jack controlling mechanism;

Figs. 15 and 16 are detail views, partly in section, of portions of the jack locking mechanism;

Fig. 1'? is a perspective view on an enlarged scaleof the latch mechanism whereby the jack controlling lever is connected to a weighted lever which returns the jack to inoperative position;

Fig. 18 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale of the latch mechanism which connects the treadles to each other during their initial movement;

Fig. 19 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale of the toggle mechanism which returns the weighted lever to its inoperative position and the latch mechanism which holds the weighted lever in such position; Fig. 20 is a perspective view of the latch mechanism of Fig. 19 as viewed from an opposite direc tion, the mechanism being shown in its latched position;

Fig. 21 is atransverse sectional view through the central portion of the turret, illustrating the I valve mechanism for supplying fluid under pressure to the pads;

Fig. 22 is a sectional view of the fluid pressure supply valve;

Fig. 23 is a sectional view'of one of the valves turret illustrating the mechanism for rotating the turret;

Fig. 25 is a fragmentary view of the turret rotating mechanism located in a diiferent position from that shown in Fig. 24; 1

Fig. 26 is a detail view, partly broken away and in section, of the turret rotating mechanism as viewed from the left in Fig. 24;

Fig. 27 is a sectional view of the upper end of the machine column showing the indexing means for locking the turret in one of its six operating positions;

Fig. 28 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line XXVIII-XXVIII of Fig. 21 showing, in plan, the hub portion of the turret with the valve mechanism removed;

Fig. 29 is a horizontal section through the column taken on the line XXIX-XXIX of Fig. 21;

Fig. 30 is a sectional detail of the turret indexing and locking means as viewed from the left in Fig. 27;

Fig. 31 is a detail sectional view taken on the line- XX fl-XXXI of Fig. 29 and showing the manner of securing the brake rings to the upper rality of pressure-applying mechanisms or devices (six in the present instance) indicated generally in Figs. 1 and 2 by the numeral 46, the turret being arranged for rotation intermittently in the column to present the devices successively at an operating station located at the frontof the machine. The rotatable turret M is also arranged for limited movement heightwise of the column 42, which movement is utilized in effecting rotation of the turret as will appear more fully hereinafter. The pressure-applying mechanisms at each of the six positions on the turret are substantially identical in construction and operation and accordingly a description of. the mechanism at one position, for example, that located at the operating station, will be sufficient for a proper understanding of these mechanisms.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the pressure-applying mechanism 46 comprises a pad box 38 containing a distortable pad, indicated generally in Fig. 3 by the numeral 50, and shoejacking mechanism 52 provided with a pair of relatively adjustable abutments 54, 56 for engaging respectively the toe portion of a shoe and a last in said shoe, these latter acting to introduce the shoe on the pad and to receive the thrust of the sole-laying or the sole-attaching pressure applied thereby. Before describing the construction of the jack 52, the pad box and pad 50 will be described.

The pad box mechanism is best illustrated in Figs. 3 to 7, inclusive. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the pad box 48 is supported on the rotary turret by a base 58 formed integrally with the turret and having journaled in its opposite side walls three transverse shafts 60, 62 and 64 about which the pad box may be adjusted to cause the pad to conform substantially to the longitudinal contour of a shoe bottom. The pad box comprises three relatively adjustable sections 66, 68 and 10 (Fig. 4), preferably of metal such as aluminum, which are located respectively under the forepart, shank, and heel-engaging portions of the pad. Theforward section 66 is pivoted on the shaft Bil and has a portion H extending rearwardly and provided with a transversepin l2 fastened by a set screw 14, the oppositee'nds of the pin projecting laterally beyond each side of the section. The projecting ends of the'pin I2 engage the opposite side walls of a slide member 16 slidably mounted in a guideway formed on the turret and arranged to support the inner end of the section 66 in different heightwise positions depending upon the position of the slide 76 longitudinally of the pad box. These side walls slope downwardly toward the forward end of the pad box and contain a series of circular notches 18 arranged to receive the ends of the pin 12.1 The slide member is held normally at the forward limit of its sliding movement by a tension spring 79 secured at one end to the'slide and at the other end to a pin in the turret, the spring passing through holes formed in the opposite ends of the slide member. In Fig. Lathe pin "is located in the highest notch I8 so that the forward section 66 of the pad box is closest to the horizontal. The wall of the slide 16 adjacent to the operator (Fig. 3) carries an outwardly projecting stud 80 secured to the wall by a nut 8i and extending through a slot in the base 58 which serves as a handle for moving the slide toward therear end of the pad box against the tension of the spring 79 to bring the lower notches 18 into alincment with the pin 12 and thus vary the angular position of the section 66 in accordance with the toe spring of the shoe being operated upon.

- fits into a recess jor depression Above the rearwardly projecting portion H,

the section 66 is provided at its opposite sides with a pair of lugs 82, 84 (Figs. 4 and 5) through I pins. The upper side of the portion 51 t has a 1' curved surface 13 formed thereonfwhichforms an arc the center of which coincides with the axes of the grooved pins 86, B8. The inner por-. V tions of the pins 86, 88 extend through lugs orl bosses formed on opposite sides of the middle 1.]

section 68 of the pad box. This middle section has a convexly curved surface 85 formed at its forward end having the same radius as the curved surface 73 on the section 66 and the surface 85 slides on the surface 13 so that the middle section 68 can pivot about the pins 86, 88 while its forward portion remains in contact with and is supported by the section 66. The opposite end of the section 68 is also provided with a pair of lugs through which extend a pair of grooved pins 90, 92 connecting this sectionto the rear or heel section 10 of the pad box, the inner surfaces of the heads of the pins 90, 92 being positioned at angles which are parallel to the portions of the pad engaged thereby. In order to prevent the pivot pins from rotating in their bearings, the four lugs on the middle section 68 are provided with short vertical pins M which enter the grooves in the pivot pins and prevent them from turning.

The rear or heel section 10 of the pad box is -f supported at its forward end by a transverse pin 96 carried by a pair of upwardly extending links 98 (Figs. 1 and 4) which are pivoted at their lower ends on the shaft 62 which is fixed against rotation in the base 58 by a binding screw I00. As shown in Fig. 4, the section Ill is provided at its rear portion with a longitudinal slot I02 arranged to engage the transverse shaft 64,- thereby supporting the section 10 in a substantially horizontal position. A semi-circular opening I04 is formed in the central portion of the section 10 the purpose of which will be explained hereinafter. When the forwardsection 66 of the pad box is adjusted about its pivot 60 to position the forepart of the pad 50 in accordance with the shape of a shoe bottom, the middle section 68 will rotate about its pivots to assume a position which conforms substantially to the angle of the shank portion of the shoe. The vertical links 98 permit the rear section I to move a limitedamount longitudinally of the pad during this adjustment and the slot I02 maintains the section 10 in a substantially horizontal position during such movement so that the heel portion of the pad is maintained substantially in its original horizontal position irrespective of the angular positions into which the forward and middle sections of the pad box are adjusted.

The forepart section 65 of the pad box has a pair of rearwardly diverging flange portions I06 (Fig. projecting inwardly from the upper edges of its opposite side walls and below these flanges are formed a pair of grooves I08. These grooves form a guideway for a mask plate H0 the inner edge of which conforms substantially to the contour of the forepart of the pad 50. The inner peripheral portion of the mask plate H2 formed around the margin of the pad thereby confining the pad in the pad box. The mask plate 0 is held in the grooves I08 by a pin III mounted in the forward side of the section 66 and forced inwardly by a leaf spring I I6 to engagea notch H8 in the forward edge of the mask plate and thereby to position the latter longitudinally of the pad box. The rear section-10 is also provided with a pair of inwardly extending flanges I20 and grooves I22 for receiving a heel-end mask plate I24 the inner edge of which conforms in outline to the periphery of the heel portion of the pad 50 and fits into the recess H2 formed around the margin of the pad. The mask plate I24 is positioned in the grooves I22 by another pin I26 which is urged inwardly through a hole in the side wall ,by a leaf spring I28 to engage a notch I30 in the forward edge of the mask plate.

The shank portion of the pad 50 is confined in the pad box by a pair of retaining plates 532,

I34-secured by screws 836 to the middle section 68, the plates overlapping the recess H2 in the pad. This construction facilitates the removal of the pad from the pad box in case it is desired to use a new pad and also permits the mask plates to be changed quickly should it be desired to utilize a pad of a different shape or size.

The pad 50, the construction of which is best shown in Figs. 4 and 5, is made up of two separate members, a solid outer or shoe-engaging pad I38 and an inner inflatable member or bag I40. The outer member I38 is composed of resilient material suchas rubber and has an upper surf ace I42 for engaging a shoe, this surface conforming in outline to the periphery of a shoe except that it is much larger and is molded to correspond substantially to the shape of a relatively flat shoe bottom, the material of the pad tively small, for example, less than half an.

inch, but which is capable of being distorted or expanded by inflation to a greater height to apply pressure to a shoe and sole through the admission of fluid under pressure. The bag I40 is clamped to the pad box by a hollow bushing I48 located in a cylindrical opening I49 (Figs. 4 and 6) in the forward section 66 and passing through a hole in the bag. The bushing I48 is provided at its upper end with an annular flange I50 which clamps the bag against a depression I52 in the section 66 by a screw I54 threaded into the lower end of the bushing. The bushing is also provided with four diametrically opposite holes- I56 which enter into its hollow central portion and form the means through which fluid under pressure, for example water, is admitted into the chamber I46 from an inlet opening I58 formed in the section 66 and connecting the cylindrical opening I49 with the source of fluid pressure supply, as will be explained more fully hereinafter. A leaf spring I60, fastened by a screw- I62 to the lower side of the section 66, limits the movement of the clampng screw I54 to prevent it from dropping out when the screw is loosened to permit removal of the bag I40.

The heel portion of the bag is separated from the shank portion by a transverse wall I64 (Fig. 5) forming an H-shaped construction I66 near the center of the heel end of the bag. At opposite sides of the H-shaped portion of the wall I64 are formed a pair of vertical holes I68, I10 which pass downwardly through a semi-circular projection I12 (Figs. 4 and 6) formed on the lower wall of the bag, this projection entering the opening I04 referred to above in the rear section 10 of the pad box. The projection I12 is preferably covered with a layer of waterproof reinforcing material I14 (Fig. 4) such, for example, as rubberized canvas, which covers the lower ends of the holes I68, I10. This projection fits into a metal container E16, best shown in Fig. 7, which is open at one end and is placed in the opening I04 before the bag is mounted in the pad box. The arrangement of the vertical holes I68, I 10 is such that fluid under pressure entering the chamber I46 at the forepart of the bag must pass through the holes in order to enter the rear or heel compartment of the chamber. The container I16 has a cover plate I16 which slides inside the container, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, and is provided with a pair of projections I80, I8I which, when the cover plate is moved forcibly against the rubber projection I12, will squeeze the rubber to close both vertical holes I68, I10. The cover plate is actuated by a large screw I82 having a reduced end which fits a hole in the center of the cover plate. The screw I82 is threaded into the forward wall of the heel section 10 and is provided with a handle I84 whereby it can be turned to adjust the plate I18 toward or away from the projection I12 to open or close the holes I68, I10. In this way the operator can control the admission of fluid into the heel portion of the bag and thus adapt the latter for operating upon shoes where very little wrapping action is desired at. their heel ends and also upon shoes which require substantially uniform wrapping pressure over their entire bottom areas.

As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the bag I40 is preferably provided at its front and rear portions with air vents I86, I88 which permit air to be expelled from the chamber when water is first introduced therein, these air vents being preferably of any usual construction and as herein illustrated comprising hollow tubes opening into the chamber and having check valves at their lower ends which permit the air to pass out of the tubes but prevent it from passing in, the tubes being closed after the air is exhausted by nuts threaded on their lower ends. Each air vent is clamped against the lower wall of the bag by'a nut I90 and a washer I92.

It will be noted in Fig. 4 that the pad-supporting surface of the middle section 68 of the pad box does not join the adjacent portions of the front and rear sections but is spaced therefrom short distances to permit relative adjustment of the three sections. Accordingly, there are transverse openings in the supporting surface of the pad box through which the lower wall of the bag might blow out unless these openings were covered. To prevent such occurrence there are provided two sheets of relatively flexible material such, for example, as spring steel, to cover these aosaos'? (Fig. 4). The sheets are flexible enough to per- "mit'relative adjustment of the sections of the pad .box and yet will support the lower wall of the bag during the pressure-applying operation.

The,shoe-jacking mechanism 52 is best illustrated'in Fig- 1, and Figs. 8 to 11, inclusive, Fig.

being a view of the mechanism as viewed from he'rear. Ihe jack comprises a U-shaped frame nbail 202 extending lengthwise over the cenral" portion of the pad and being pivotally supf'ported' at each end by pins 2M, 2916 mounted of the pad and thus prevent binding in case one rod slides faster in its bearing than the other rod.

At the top of the bail 222 are a pair of upstanding ears 222, 222 in which is rigidly secured oy a thumb screw 22% a shaft 226. Loosely mounted on the shaft 226 by means of vertically eniarged holes 221 formed in ears 222 is a carrier member 232 (Fig. 1) which is positioned longitudinally of the shaft by a pair of collars 232 fixed to the shaft and forming abutments between which and the ears 222 a pair of torsion springs 222, 2315 are located, the inner end portions of the springs engaging the bail 222 and the outer portions contacting with the inner side of the carrier member 230, thereby urging said member into an outwardly inclined position, as

shown in Fig. 2. The angle of the carrier memher is determined by a pair of arms 238 (Fig.2) extending downwardly from the ears 228 and arranged to engage flat surfaces 242 formed on the upper portion of the bail 202. On the opposite side of the bail, adjacent to its lower edge, are another pair of flat surfaces 22! (Fig. 1) which are arranged to engage the carrier member 236 and position it in a substantially vertical plane when it is rotated inwardly into operative posi-' tion by the operator.

Pivoted at the lower portion of the carrier member 230 are the downwardly extending shoe and last-engaging abutments 54, 56 referred to above, the shoe-engaging abutment 52 being pivoted on a shouldered stud 222 (Fig. 2.) secured to the carrier member by a nut 264, and the last engaging abutment being pivoted about a similar stud 226 (Fig. 1) fastened to the carrier member by a nut 221. The abutments 54, 56 are provided respectively with upper arms 248, 250 which extend inwardly toward each other and have toothed segments 252, 254 at their inner ends which intermesh to produce equal and opposite movement of the abutments about their respective pivots 242, 246.

The shoe-engaging abutment 54 carries at its lower end a toe rest 255 for engaging the forepart of a shoe A mounted on a last B (Fig. 8), the shank of the member 256 being secured in the arm 54 by a screw 258. The toe rest 255 has a T-shaped slot to receive a slide 260 which per=- mits the toe rest to be adjusted transversely of the shoe. The toe rest may be covered with a layer of felt and/or leather 262 in any usual manner to prevent scarring of the shoe upper.

The lower end of the last-engaging abutment 56 carries a block 264 pivoted on a screw 266 passing through ears formed at the lower portion of the arm. Projecting downwardly from the block 264 is a last pin or spindle 2% arranged to enter the hole or thimble 212 in the heel end of the last B, the last pin, as shown in Fig. 8, being considerably smaller in diameter than the thimble. The block 254 projects beyond the outer side of the arm 56 and is provided with a slot in which is pivotally supported on a pin 212 a coupling 214 having threaded into its upper portion a rod 216 with an enlarged head 211, the upper portion of the rod passing through a hole in a transverse pp 218 (Figs. 8, 9 and 10) mounted in a U-shaped piece 2811 which is pivotally secured by means of a shouldered stud 282 to a reduced portion of the lower arm 283 of a bell-crank lever 286. The bell-crank lever 28% is pivoted on a screw 286 threaded into an arm 288 formed integrally with the carrier member 230 and projecting rearwardly from its right-hand side, as viewed in Fig. 1. The upper arm of the bell-crank lever 2841 carries a roll 225. The transverse pin 218 in the U-shaped member 282 is provided with a sleeve 290 having a flange 292 and, between the flange and a washer 2% held on the lower end of the rod 216 by a nut, is located a compression spring 29%. The rod 212 slides loosely through the sleeve 2% in the pin 212, its downward movement being limited by the head 211 of the rod.

The bell-crank lever 282 is provided with a hole 295 (Fig. 10) in which is located a compression spring 292, the lower end of the spring bearing against a pin 222 secured in the arm 288 and extending forwardly, as. viewed in Fig. 10, into a slot 302 formed in the lever 2%. The spring 298 urges the bell-crank lever 28% in 'a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 10, until the reduced portion of the lever engages another pin 322 located in the upper portion of the arm 288, this pin limiting rotation of the bell-crank lever under the influence of the spring 292.

When the abutments are in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with the carrier member 232 inclined outwardly toward the operator, the lower arm of the bell-crank lever 284 is engaging the stop pin 2%. The head 211 of the rod 216 is then resting against the transverse pin 218 and the spring 292 is not compressed. Referring to Figs. 8 and 10, the operator grasps the shoe A and inserts the last pin 268 into the thimble of the last B. At the same time he locates the forepart of the shoe under the toe rest 25B thereby determining the angle of the shoe longitudinally. While bringing the forepart of the shoe under the toe rest, the operator swings the two abutments 56, 56 longitudinally of the shoe about their pivots 222, 226 the proper amount to insure that the toe rest will engage the forepart of the shoe at the proper place, the abutments moving equal amounts in opposite directions owing to the gear segments on their upper arms. While still gripping the shoe, he swings the abutments inwardly until the inner side of the carrier member engages the flat surfaces 24! at the lower portion of the bail 202, thus positioning the mechanism in a substantially vertical plane. As the carrier member swings inwardly, the roll 285 on the bellcrank lever 2M engages the lower side of the bail 202 and rotates that lever in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. .10, thereby moving the bell-crank lever away from thestoppin 304..

This action compresses the spring 294 and, through the force hi the spring, swings the last pin 268 toward the right, as viewed in Fig. 8, thereby forcing the forepart of the shoe upwardly against the toe rest 256 and guiding the pin 268 in the last hole with sufficient force to hold the shoe on the abutments without the assistance of the operator.

The relative longitudinal positions of the two abutments 54, 56 having been determined when the operator located the shoe thereon, it is desirable to insure against further movement of these members after the jacked shoe has been swung inwardly into operative position over the pad. To this end, the upper arm 250 of the last-engaging abutment has secured to its inner side (Fig. 8) a plate 305 having a portion projecting forwardly toward the arm 248 of the shoe-engaging abutment. The forward edge of this plate has a plurality of small horizontal teeth which are arranged to be engaged by a pawl 308 pivoted on a pin 3l0 which is secured by a set screw in a downwardly and rearwardly extending portion 3I3 (Fig. 11) of the carrier member 238, the lower portion of the pawl having a tail (Fig. 8) provided with a hole in which is seated a compression spring 3l2 the upper end of which engages a pin 3l4 fixed in the member 230 so that the spring urges the pawl in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 8, to separate it from the teeth on the plate 306. The upper portion of the pawl has secured thereto by a screw 3l6 'a relatively stiff spring 3I8 which extends upwardly toward the left and is hookshaped at its upper end. When the carrier member is swung inwardly by the operator the hooked end of the spring 3I8 engages a surface formed on the under side of the bail 202 and depresses the spring 3l8 sufficiently to turn the pawl about its pivot 3l0 in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 8, thereby causing the pawl to engage one of the teeth on the plate 306 and lock the last and shoe-engaging abutments positively in the positions into which they were adjusted when the shoe was jacked. When the spring 3! is moved out from under the bail 202, the compression spring 3i2 operates to swing the pawl in an opposite direction tounlock the abutments.

The last and shoe-engaging abutments of the jack 52 are provided respectively, adjacent to their pivots 245, 242, with upwardly projecting segmen'ts320, 322 (Fig. 8), the upper surfaces of which, as shown in Fig. 2, are transversely concave. These concave surfaces are arranged to engage substantially complementai convex surfaces 324, 326 formed on the lower side of the bail 202 and arranged to receive the thrust of the pressure applied to the shoe and sole during the sole-laying or sole-attaching operation. This arrangement also helps to prevent relative movement of the abutments longitudinally of the bail even under substantial pressure. Limited heightwise movement of the abutments'and the carrier member 230 is permitted by the oversized holes 221 in the lugs 228, as shown in Fig. 8, thus per- 'mitting the segments to engage the surfaces on the ball. A pin 328 is provided in the carrier member 230 above the arm 248 of the shoe-engaging abutment to limit movement of the abutments toward each other when no shoe is mounted thereon, this pin being so positioned that it permits the abutments to move toward each other a suflicient distance to receive the jack 52 and for locking the jack in operative position when a shoe has been mounted thereon and lowered against the pad I38 will next be described. As stated above, the bail 202 is pivotally supported by pins 204, 206 mounted respectively in the upper ends of the vertical rods 2i2, 2|4 which in turn are slidably mounted in bearings 2I5 formed on the turret 44. extend downwardly through the turret, as shown in Fig. 4, and are connected at their lower ends by a plate-like cross bar 330 having downwardly projecting portions 332, 334 formed thereon and provided adjacent to its opposite ends with upwardly extending fingers or stops 336, 338, the purpose of which will be explained more fully hereinafter. At its central portion the cross bar 330 carries an inwardly extending shouldered stud 340 the inner portion of which is of substantial diameter but has its upper side fiatted off somewhat, the stud being rigidly secured to the cross piece by a nut 342, this construction being best shown in Figs. 4, 12 and 15. As illustrated in Fig. 15, the stud 340 is provided with an annular flange 344 about midway of its length and between this flange and an outer shoulder 345, which bears against the cross bar 330, is slidably mounted an upright member 346 which may be operated to lock the jack in its lowered position after the shoe has engaged the upper surface of the pad I38, the slide member 346 being providedwith a vertical slot 348 which permits it to slide heightwise on the stud 340.

The inwardly extending portion of the stud 340 is engagedon its lower side by a substantially rectangular projection 350 (Figs. 4 and 12) extending upwardly from the forward end of a jack-elevating lever 352 (Figs. 2, l2 and 14) pivoted on a fixed shaft 354 journaled in bearings formed in a bracket 356 secured by screws 358 to the forward side of the column 42, this lever supporting the jack in an elevated position through the engagement of the projection 350 with the fixed stud 340. As shown in Fig. 14, the jack-elevating lever 352 has two forwardly projecting arms, located outside the bracket 356, these arms being connected adjacent to their fulcrum by a rib 3,60 and, near their forward and are provided with fiat surfaces 364 (Figs. 4 I

and 14) for engaging the downwardly extending projections 332, 334, as will appear hereinafter. The right-hand arm of the lever 352 is provided with a handle 366 whereby it may be operated manually if desired.

The jack-elevating lever 352 has formed on its left-hand arm, as viewed in Fig. 14, a pair of laterally projecting webs 368 which support a third arm 310 having a bearing on the shaft 354 and extending rearwardly, as shown in Fig. 12, a substantial distance beyond the column 42. Fast ened to the rear end of the arm 310 is an upstanding plate 312 (Figs. 12 and 17) from the upper portion of which projects a quadrangular lug 314 having its upper surface slanting downwardly toward the front of the machine. The lug 314 is arranged to be engaged by a latch member 316 fastened to a rockshaft 318 rotatably mounted in a fixed bushing 380 (Fig. 17) which passes through a pair of upstanding ears 382 10 The rods 

